Raiatea is revered by Tahitians
as the origin of their religion and ancient culture, the
royal heart of Polynesia. According to legend this was
the birthplace of the Gods and it was from here that
entire tribes sailed off to colonize the new shores of
Hawaii and New Zealand. Visitors can climb the sacred
slopes of Mount Temehani to glimpse the rare Tiare
Apetahi, a flower found nowhere else on earth. Or
venture up the Faaroa, the only navigable river in
French Polynesia. With the large protective lagoon...read
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